20th March 2019 in The Iona Blog

A new 11 country survey, which includes Ireland, examines the relationship between cohabiting couples compared with married couples.  It finds that cohabiting couples are less likely to be satisfied with their relationships and family life generally. This has implications for...

Dr Angelo Bottone on 15th March 2019 in The Iona Blog

By David Mullins Let us imagine for a moment that An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, was invited to a meeting with the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference. The point of this meeting is to discuss how they can urge all citizens to...

David Quinn on 13th March 2019 in The Iona Blog

A new survey -the first of its kind in Ireland – examines the self-reported quality of relationships and family life between cohabiting couples with children compared with married couples with children and finds stronger levels of commitment and satisfaction among...

Dr Angelo Bottone on 11th March 2019 in The Iona Blog

Health Minister Simon Harris wants the State to provide free contraception as a way of reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies. Evidence from other countries suggests that his plan won’t work and may be another waste of public money that...

David Quinn on 8th March 2019 in The Iona Blog

Yet another study was published recently showing that “children born to unmarried parents are disadvantaged relative to children born to married parents in terms of parental capabilities and family stability”. The study follows the lives of 5,000 children born between...

Margaret Hickey on 4th March 2019 in The Iona Blog

By Margaret Hickey At a recent conference in Trinity College titled ‘Working for the Home: Past and Present’, Senator Ivana Bacik bemoaned the fact that the government appears in no hurry to have a referendum on one of the most...